Nåvatnet

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Nåvatnet
Nåvatn
Nåvatnet is located in Agder
Nåvatnet
Nåvatnet
Nåvatnet is located in Norway
Nåvatnet
Nåvatnet
LocationÅseral, Agder
Coordinates58°34′31″N 07°18′01″E / 58.57528°N 7.30028°E / 58.57528; 7.30028
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Shore length145.92 kilometres (28.53 mi)
Surface elevation628 metres (2,060 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Nåvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Åseral in Agder county, Norway.[1] The 6.65-square-kilometre (2.57 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the village of Kyrkjebygda. The lake has four dams at various locations at the southern end for purposes of power generation at the nearby Skjerka power station. The lake is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long, but only about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wide at its widest point.

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  1. ^ "Nåvatn, Åseral (Vest-Agder)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-11-07.